THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 18. 1808.
CONfESSIONS Of A Q. C.
The Strike In the Third Smoker.
Hy CUTCLlFl-i : I1YXE.
( Copyright , JSiS , by S , S. McCluro. )
"I abominate detective stories , " said the
Q. C. , laying down bin cue along tbo corner
of the billiard table and going acroes to the
nhel ! where the cigar boxes stood. "You
cc , when a man makes a detc-ctlvs story
to write down on paper , to tcglna at the
butt-end and work * backward. Ho notes
his points and manufactures h'ls clews to
milt 'em , so It's all bound to work out right.
In renl llfo It'acry different" he chose a
Partasa , looking at It through hU glasses
thoughtfully "and I ought to know ; 1'vo
been studying the criminal mind for half ray
working life. "
"Out , " said O'Malley , "a defending conn-
nel Is a different class of animal to the com
mon detective. "
" 0 , Is he ? " Bald the Q. C. ; "that's all you
know about It. " Ho dragged ono of the Ug
chairs up Into the deep chimney corner and
settled himself In It , after many luxurious
fchrugglngs ; then he spoke on , between whiffs
at the partaga.
"Now I'll Just Etato you a case and you'll
see for yourself how we sometimes have
to ravel out things. The solicitor who put
the brief In my hands was , as fcollcltors go ,
a smart chap. He had built up a big busi
ness out of nothing , but criminal work was
slightly out of hli Hue. He had only taken
tip this case to oblige an old client , and I
must say he made an uncommonly poor show
of If. I never had such a thin brief given
mo In my life.
' 'The prisoner was to bo tried on the
capita ! charge ; and If murder really had
been committed , It was one of a most cold
blooded nature. Hanging would follow con
viction as surely as night comes on the
hcoU of day ; and a client who gets his
counsel's reputation , whether that counsel
Deserves It or not.
"As my brief put It , tlie case fined down
lo this :
"Two mm got Into nn empty third-class
Brooking compartment at Addlaon road. Ono
of them , Guide , was a drain contractor ; the
other , Walker , was a foreman lu Guide's
employ. The train look them past the
Sbcpard's Bush and Grove Head Hammer-
ouilth stations without anything being re-
parted but at Shaftsbury road Walker was
found on the floor , stone dead , with a wound
In tiii- skull and on the seat of the carriage
was a small miner's plckaxo with one of Us
points smeared with blood.
"It was proved that Guide had been seen
lo leave the Shaftcsbury road station. He
was' disheveled and agitated at the time ,
nnd this made the ticket teller notice him
bpcclaTly amongst the crowd of outgoing
pasecugors. After It was found out who he
was Inquiries were made at hln home. Ills
wlfo stated that she had not seen him slnco
Monday the morning of Walker's death.
She also let out that Walker had been caus
ing htm soinu annoyunco of late , but she
did not know about what. Subsequently
oti the Friday , four days latoi' ( Juldo was
arrested In the Wcs : India dock. Ho was
trying to obtain employment as coal trim
mer1on an Australian steamer , obviously to
escape from the country. On being charged
ho surrendered quietly , remarking that he
supposed it was all up with him.
"That was the gist of my case , and the
ffollcltor suggested ( hat I should enter a
plea of Insanity.
"Now , when I'd conned the evidence over
add.lonal ! evidence to what I've told you ,
but oH tending to the < eamc end I came to
the conclusion that Guldo was as saneas
any of us arc , and that , ud a defense , In
sanity wouldn't have a leg lo stand upon.
'Tho fellow , ' I said , 'had ninth better enter
a plea of guilty and let tisa pile up a long
Met of extenuating circumstances. A Jury
will always listen to those , nnd , feeling
grateful for being excused a long and
wearisome' trial , recommend 'to ' mercy out
of ehcer gratitude , ' I wrote a note to this
effect. On its receipt a s. > > : itor came to
see me by the way , ho was L'arnes , a man
of my own year' at Cambridge.
" 'My dear Grayson , ' cald he , 'I'm not
altogether a fool. I know as well as you
do that Guldo would have the best chance
If ho pleaded guilty , hut the dlfllcuH part
of It la that ho flatly rjfu.scs to do any
buch thing. Ho says ho : io more killed this
fellow Walker than yoj or I did. I pointed
out to him that the man couldn't have j'cry
conveniently slain lilnuelf , as the wound
was weir over at the top ot 1'h bend and
had obviously 'been the result of n most
terriflo blow. At the postmortem it wa&
iibowu that Walker's skull was of abnormal
thickness and the force required to drive
through It even a heavy , Bhprp-polnted In-
Htr'ument like the pickaxe , rauzt have been
something tremendous.
" ' 1 toll you , Grayson , I Impressed upon
the fellow that the case was as black ns
Ink against him and that lio'd only irritate
the Jury\by holding duggedly to his tale-
he had not killed Andrew Walker. '
" 'Ho'a not the first man who's stuck to
nn unlikely Ho like that , ' I remarked.
" 'Tho curious part ot It Is , ' said Barnes ,
I'm convinced that the man believes him
self , to toe telling the absolute truth. '
" 'Then what explanation has ho to offer ? '
" 'None worth listening to. Ho owns that
ho and Walker had a ilerco quarrel over
money matters , which culminated In a per
sonal struggle. Ho knows that ho had one
blow'on the head which dared him and
fancies that ho must have had a second
which reduced him to unconsciousness.
When next ho know what was happening
ho saw Walker lying on the floor , stone
dead , though ho was still warm , and supple.
On the floor was the plcltaxe with one of ita
points slimy with blood , < How It cams to
bo so he couldn't tell. He picked It up
and laid it on a seat. Then In nn Instant
the thought flashed across him how terri
bly black things looked against himself. He
saw absolutely no chance of disproving them
and with the usual Impulse of crude minds
resolved at .once to quit the country. With
that idea he got out at the Shaftesbury road
station and , being an Ignorant man anil
without money , made hU way down , to the
natcllffa highway beg its pardon , St.
'
George's highest. Using that ns > a center ,
he smelt about the docks at Llmehousa und
Mlllwall trying for a job in the stokehold ;
but as that neighborhood is ono of the bent-
watched spots on earth It Is not a mattci
ot surprise that he was very soon captured ,
That's about all I can tell. '
" ' ' It doesn't matters
'I'm afraid lighten uji
very much. '
" 'I never eald it would. The gist ot this
I * down In your brief , Grayson. I only
came round to chambers because of youi
letter.1
" 'Still , ' t persisted , 'you threw out a
hint that Guldo had offered eome explana
tion.1
" 'Ob , yes , but such a flimsy , Improbabfc
theory that no sane man could cntertali n
it for a minute. In fact , ho knew It to b <
absurd himself. After presulng htm ngali
and again to suggest how Walker coult
have been killed ( with the view ot extortln ;
a confession ) , bo said , in his slow , hcavj
way. "Why. I suppose , Mr. Barnes , som <
one else must ha' done It Don't you thlnV
aa a man could ha' got into the carrlagt
whilst I was lying there stupid and nil
Walker with the pick and got out agalr
afore I corao loT Would that do , elr ? " '
I " 'I didn't think , ' added Barnes , drily
'that It-was north following that tbeorj
aay deeper. What do you say ? '
"I thought for a minute and then spoke
up. 'Look here , Barnes ; If In the face ol
tbla cock-and-bull story Guide persists tn
bit Innocence , there may bo soraotblns la
It , after all ; and if by any thousand-to-one
chance \\c could bring him clear It would bo
a red feather in the caps of both of ui.
Do you object to my seeing the man per
sonally ? '
" 'It's a bit Irregular/ said Barnes , doubt
fully.
" 'I know it is a bang In the teeth of
etiquette. But suppose wo compromise and
you come with me ? '
" 'No , 1 won't do that. 01 y time's busy
Just now ; and , besides , I don't wuit to run
up tbo costs of this case higher tha'j neces
sary. But If you choose to shove your
other work aside and waste a couple ot
hours , Just go nnd interview him by your
self and we'll waive ceremony. I'll let
the necessary prison order and send It
round to you tomorrow. '
' 'Next afternoon I went down to seeGuldo
tn the waiting room at the Qld Uallcy. IIu
was a middle-aged man , heavy faced and
evidently knocked halt stupid by th'e situ
ation In which ho found himself. He was
perhaps as great a fool to his own Inter
ests as ono might often meet with. There
was no getting the simplest tale out of
him except by regular question and answer
cross-examination. What little ho did tell
teemed rather to confirm his guilt than
otherwise , though , strange to say , I waa
beginning to believe him when he kept on
assuring mo between every other sentence
that he did not commit the murder. Per
haps It was the stolid earnestness ot the
fellow In denying the crime which con-
\loccd me. Ono gets to read a good deal
from facial express on when a man has
watched what goes ot. In the criminal dooket
as long as I have done ; and ono can usually
rpot guilt under any mask.
" 'But tell me , ' I said , 'what did you
quarrel about la the first .instance ? '
" 'Money , ' said Guide , moodily.
"That's vague ; tell me more. Did ho
ewe you money ? '
" 'No , sir ; it was t'other way on. *
" 'Wages In arrears ; . ,
" 'No , it was money ho had advanced me
for the working of my business. You see
Walker had always been a hard man and
ho'd saved. He said ho wanted bis money
back , he knowing that I was pinched a bit
Just then and couldn't pay. Then he tried
to thrust himself Into partnership With mo
in the business , which wns a thing I didn't
want. I'd good contracts on hand which I
expected would bring me In a matter of
C'J.OOO , and I didn't want to enure It with
any man , least of all him. I told him BO
and that's how the trouble began. But It
was him that hit me flrstt'
" 'But , ' I persisted , 'Walker couldn't very
onvenlently have murdered himself. '
" 'No , sir , no no , he couldn't. I thought
f that myself since I've been In hero and
eald to Mr. Barnes that perhaps somebody
omo Into the carriage when I was knocked
illy and killed blm ; but Mr. Barnes ho
aid that was absurd. Besides , who could
tiavo done It ? ' |
" 'Don't you know anybody , then , who
would have wished for Walkcr'a death ? '
' 'There won them that didn't like him , '
said Guide , drearily.
"That wan alf I could get out ot him and
wont away from the prison reeling very
dissatisfied. I waa stronger than ever in
he belief that Guide was In no degree
guilty , and yet for the life of me I did
not sec how to prove his Innocence. He
tiad not been a man of any strong character
0 begin with and the shock of what bo
had gone through had utterly dazed him.
t was hopeless to expect any reasonable
ixplanatlon from him ; he had resigned mm-
elf to puzzlement. It be had gene mel
ancholy mad before he came up for trial
should not haye been one whit sur
prised. ,
"I brooded over the matter ( or a couple
of days , putting all the rest of my practice
out of thought , but I didn't get any for-
varderwith it. I hate to give anything
up as a bad Job and In thU case I felt that
.hero was on my shoulders a huge load of
.esponslblllty. Guide , I had thoroughly per
suaded 'myself , bad not murdered Andrew
Walker ; as sure as the case went Into court
on Its present grounding the man would bo
mnged out of hand ; and I persuaded myself
hat then I , and I alone , should be respon
sible for an innocent man's death.
'At the end of those two days only ono
course seemed open to me. It was foreign
.o the brief I held , but the only method left
to bring In my client's innocence.
"I must find out who did really murder
the man. I must try to implicate some
third actor in the tragedy.
"To begin with , there -was the railway
carriage ; but a little thought showed me
that nothing was to bo done there. The
compartment would have been Inspected by
the police and then swept and cleaned and
garnished and coupled on to Its train once
more and used by unconscious passengers
for weeks sine * the uproar occurred In It.
"All that I had to go upon were the
notes and relics held at Scotland Yard.
"The police authorities were very good.
Of course they were keen enough to bring
off the prosecution with professional eclat ;
but they were not exactly anxious to hand
over a poor wretch to the hangman if ho
waa not thoroughly deserving of a dance on
nothing. They placed at mf disposal every
scrap of their evidence and said that they
thought the reading of It was plain beyond
dispute. I thought so , too , at first. They
eent an inspector to my chambers as their
envoy.
"One point , though , after a lot ot thought ,
1 did not quite agree with them. I held a
gristly relic In my hand , gazing at It fixedly.
It was a portion of Walker's skull a dlio 9 !
ary bones , with a splintered aperture in the
middle.
'And so you think the pickaxe made
tbat hole , ' I said to the Inspector.
" 'I don't think there can be any doubt
about It , Mr. Qrayson. Nothing else could
have done it , and the point ot the pick Is
smeared with blood. '
" 'But would there bo room to swing such
a weapon in a third-class Metropolitan rail
way carria&o ? '
" 'Wo thought of that and at first It
socmed'a poser. The root Is low and both
Guldo and Walker ro tall men ; but If
Guldo had gripped the shaft by-the mil ,
so , with his right band pretty near against
the head , so , he'd have bad heaps ot room to
drlvo it with a sldcwayb swing. I tried
the thine for myself ; tt acted perfectly.
Here's the pickaxe , you can BOO for your
self. '
"I did ECO and I wasn't satisfied ; but I
didn't tell tbo Inspector what I thought. It
was clearer to mo than ever before that
Guldo had not committed the murder. What
I asked the Inspector waa this : 'Had either
ot the men got any luggage In the car-
"The Inspector answered , with a laugh ,
'Nat quite , Mr. Gray sou , or you would see
tt hero. '
"Then I took on paper a rough outline
ot that fragment ot bone , and an accurate
sketch of exact slzo ot the gach in it , and
the inspector went away. "One thing bll
visit had shown me. Andrew Walker waa
not slain by a blow from behind by the pick *
axe.
axe."I
"I met Barnes whilst I was nibbling lunch
and told him this. He heard me doubtfully.
'You may be right , ' Mid he , 'but I'm both *
ered If I sco what you have to go upon. '
" 'You know what a pickax ii like } ' )
eald.
" ' * "
'Certainly.
" 'A crofs-cection ot one of the blades
would ba what ? '
" 'Square or perhaps oblong. '
" 'Quito to. Rectangular. What I want
to get at Is this : It wouldn't even bo diamond
mend shape , with the angles obtuse nnd
acute alternately. '
" 'Certainly not. The angles would be
clean right angles. '
' 'Very good , Now look at this sketch of
the hole In the skull and tell mo what you
sec. '
"Barnes put on bli glasses end gazed at
tentively for a minute or BO , and then looked
up. 'The pick point has crashed through
without leaving any marks of Ita edges what
ever. '
' 'That 13 to sty , there arc none of your
right angles chawing. '
' 'None. But that docs not go to prove
anything. '
' 'No. It'a only about a tenth ot tn ?
proof. It gives the vogue initial Idea. It
made me look more carefully , nnd I saw
this : ' I pointed with my pencil to a corner
ot the eketch. Barnes whittled.
' 'A clean arc of a circle , ' eald he , 'cut
In the bono as though a knlfo had done it.
You saw that pickax. Was It much worn ?
Were the angles much rounded near the
point ? '
' 'They were not. On * he contrary , thb
pick , though an old one , bad just been
through the blacksmith's shop to bo re-
sharpened and had not been used since.
There waa not a trace ot wear upon It , ot
tbat I am certain. '
"Barnes whistled again in much perplex
ity. At length said ho , 'It's an absolutely
certain thing that Walker was not killed
In the way they Imagine. But I don't think
this will get blm oft scot-free. There's too
much other circumstantial evidence against
him. Of course you'll do your best , but "
" 'It would bo more than a tossup if I
could avoid a conviction. Quite so. W
must find out more. This question is , how
was this wound made ? Was there a third
man in it ? '
" 'Guldo may have Jabbed him from be
hind with eomo other Instrument and after
ward thrown it out of the window. '
" 'Yep , ' said I , 'but tbat Is going on tha
assumption that Guide did the trick , which
I don't for a moment think is the case.
Besides , It he did throw anything out ot the
window , It would most assuredly have been
found. They keep the permanent way very
thoroughly Inspected upon the Metropolitan.
No , Barnes. There Is some other agent in
this case , animate or Inanimate , which so
far wo have overlooked completely ; and an
Innocent man's life depends upon our ravelIng -
Ing it out. '
"Barnes lifted hie shoulders helplessly
and took another sandwich. 'I don't eee
what wo can do. '
" 'Nor I. very clearly. But we must start
from the very commencement and go over
the ground inch by inch. '
"So wrapped up wan I In the case by
this time tbat I could not fix my mind
to anything else. Then and there I wont
out and set about my inquliies.
"With some trouble I found the compart
ment In which the tragedy bad taken place ,
but learned nothing new from it. The sta
tion and thi railway people at Addlson
Iload , Kensington , were similarly , drawn
blank. The ticket inanector at Shaftesbury
Road , who distinctly remembered Guide's
passage , at first seemed inclined to tell me
nothing new either , till I dragged it out of
blm by a regular emetic ot questioning.
"Then be did remember that Guldo had
been carrying In his hand a carpenter's
straw bass , as he passed through the wicket.
He did not recollect whether he had men
tioned this to tbo police ; didn't see that It
mattered.
"I thought differently , and with a new
vague bopo In my heart posted back to the
.prison. I had heard no word or this hand
baggage * from Guide or any one. 11 re
mained to bo * seen what bo had done with
It.
"They remembered mo from my previous
visit and let me In to the prisoner with
out much demur. Guide owned up to the
basket at once. 'Yes , * ho said , 'I had eome
tew odd tools to carry from homo and as
I couldn't find-anything else bandy to put
them In I used 'the old carpenter's bass.
I had an iron eye to splice on to the end
of a windlass rope , A Job that I like to dd
myself , to make sure It's don& safe. I
never thought of telling you about that
bass before , Blr. I didn't see an how It
mattered. '
" 'Where Is the basa now ? '
" 'In the luggage room at Shaftesbury
road station. Name of Hopkins. 1'vo lost
the ticket. '
" 'Whero did you put your basket on en
tering the carriage at Addlson road ? '
" 'On the seat , sir , In the corner by the
window. ' And with tbat I left him.
"Now , thought I to myself , I believe I can
find out whether \vou murdered Andrew
Walker or not , and drove back to Ham
mersmith.
"I Inquired at the cloak room. Yes , the
carpenter's bas was there , beneath a dusty
heap ot other unolalmoj luggage. There
was demurrage to pay on It , which I offered
promptly to hand over , but as I could pro
duce no counterfoil beating tha name of
Hopkins , the clerk with a srallo said that
ho could not let me bavo it. However , when
he heard what I wanted , he made no ob
jection to my having an overhaul.
"The two lugs ot the bass were threaded
together with a hammer. I took this away
and opened the sides. Within was a ball
of marline , another ot spun yarn , a grease
pot and several largo Iron oyco. Also n
large marline spike. It was thlu Inut tbat
fixed my attention. It was bran new , with
a bone handle and a bright brass ferrule.
Most of tbo Iron was also bright , but three
Inches of the point were stained with a
faint dark brown. From tt casual Inspection
I should have put this down to the mar
line spike having been last used to make
a splice on tarred rope ; but now my sus
picions made me think ot something clco.
"I raised the stained point to my note.
There wa no smell ot tar whatever. On
the bright part there was the Indotlimble
odor ot Iron ; at the tip , tbat thin coil o !
brown varnish bad blotted this eoenl com
pletely away. \
"I think my fingers trcmUoU when I
turned to the laas again.
"Yes , there's opposite to where the point
of the mar Una tplke had been lying It
was tilted up'over the ball of spun yarn--
was * cloaed-up gasb In the alt * ot the
baai. The spike hod passed through there
and then been withdrawn. Round the gah
was a dim discoloration , which I know to
be dried human blood.
"In my mind's eye I saw the whole
ghastly accident clearly enough now. The
him. Pitching forward , lace downward ,
onto the seat before ho could recover , his
hend lud dashed violently'against the car
penter's bass. The sharp marllnc-splke inside -
side , with Its heel resting against the solid
wall of the carriage , had entered the top of
his skull like a bayonet No human baud
had been raised against him nnd yet he had
been killed on the Instant without a fttruggle.
"Then he had rolled off on the floor ando
( \\o \ blood from his wound had dripped on
to the point ot the pickax lying beneath
him.
him."Now
"Now , I know that for a barrister to go
about ferreting out these Items of evidence
for hlmsrlf Is a matter open to censure. To
begin with , It taken up tlmo which might
bo used to greater financial prollt In other
ways. Also , It Is undignified ,
"So I kept my own particular rauibllngs
In this case remarkably quiet and In court
led.up to my facts through ordinary cross
examination. ,
"Mind you , It wasn't'a short case or n
simple case when It came up for trial.
Counsel for the crown had anticipated nn
two men had been standing up struggling.
Guide had gene down under a blow , knocked
sense-lees and Walker had stumbled over
easy conviction and when they saw that
they were ; going to bo fought they threshed
through their briefs like men. Perhaps I
did let them have an undue length of tether ;
but the temptation was too big to be resisted
But nt , the proper psychological moment 1
called attention to the shape of the punq-
turo In Walker's ekull and then dramati
cally sprang the base and the marline spike
upon them unawares. After that , as the
papers put It , 'there was applause in court
which was Instantly suppressed. '
TISSOT AND HIS NEW MADONNA
Greatest Modern Painter of Saorecl Subjects
Now in America.
STORY OF HIS REMARKABLE CAREER
How lie Turned from I'nlntliiK the
1'cilllrn of I'nrlN to ! > ncrrtl Art nn
thu llmult of n Vision
The Aov MniloiuiH.
( Copyright , U9S , by S. 8. McClure Co. )
M. J. James Tlssot , tbo distinguished
French artist , who has electrified Europe
with his creation of a Now Mailouna and
other paintings Illustrating the llfo of Jcmia ,
has Just arrived hi New York. He has
brought with him the COO paintings ami
drawings which have made him famous.
They nro nil marvelous/ ! realistic studies
made In Palestine during the course o { ten
16ng years , and ithey comprise a complete
.pictorial story of Christ. Beginning with
November 15 , the collection will ba ex
hibited In Now York , mid later It will be
transferred to Boston , Chicago , St. Louis
and other cltlea In the United States.
M. Tlssot's llfo is as remarkable as his
pictures. Thirteen years ago hs was a
I painter of fashionable pictures representing
j the Gayest life In Paris , a delineator of
I pretty women and all kinds of drawing
THB NEW MADONNA M. TISSOT'S FAMOUS CREATION.
( Copyright , 1S33. by J. J. Tissot. )
" 0 , the conceit of the man , " said O'Mnlly ,
laughing.
Grayson laughed too. "Well , " ho said , "I
Tvas younger then nnd I suppose Iwns a
trifle conceited. The crown didn't throw
up. They fought through to Ihe finish. And
the judge gave the rottcnest summing up
I ever heard silly old fool. But tbo Jury
chucked us a 'Not guilty' without leaving
the box and then leading counsel for the
other side came across and cangratulatcd
roe on having saved Guldo from the gal
lows. 'Now I'd have bet anything on hang
ing Nthat man , ' said he. "
Dr. null's Cough Syrup Is a marvelous
preparation , unequnlcd for lung trouble.
Lender * mid llorroworM Meet.
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 17 Fifty of the 3fil sav
ings and loan associations organized under
national and state charters In this country
are in attendance at the fourth annual con
vention of the Interstate League of Build
ing and Loan afsociatlons , now in session
at the Southern hotel. President John 11.
Kennard of Now Orleans called the conven
tion to order , with BUd M. Robinson of
New York ns secretary. The delegates
discussed the wisdom and right of using
deposits , installments , paid up , full paid _
and premium shares , the mode of paying j
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -w 1 '
M. TISSOT AS HE LOOKED ON DONKEY BACK IN PALESTINE.
expenses and character ot restrictions to be
attached , maturity of shares , relative value
of mortgages and similar technical sub
jects.
M-Mtcrloiin Almence
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 17. William R.
Fraser , grrand marshal of the Pennsylvania
grand ledge of Masons , who mysteriously
disappeared a week ago , reported at the
office of the Keystone , a Masonic monthly
journal , of which ho was the editor , today ,
Ho refused to cay anything whatever about
bis absence from hla home and office.
. .Yinrrlfiinit Are Seliert.
I SANDUSKV , O. , Nov. 17 , The Canadian
[ cruiser Petrel , which Is patrolling the fishIng -
[ Ing grounds in Laka Erie waters In this
vicinity , has eciicd a lot of gill nets bclong-
1 Ins to American fishermen and which it Is
claimed were set In Canadian waters ,
i
> The sooner a coush ur cold is cured with
out barm to tli6 sufferer the better. One
Minute Cough Cure quIcUy cures. Why suf-
fcr when such a cough cure Is within reach ?
> It Is pleasant to tue taste.
room subjects , a pupil of the school of In
gres. Apparently his life work was set
tled and his fame was made. But one
day ho went to the Church of St. Sulplco
to make a study for a painting. Ho sat
In the choir loft and beard .tho music and
ho went away transformed from a realistic
painter of modern themes into ono of the
greatest exponents of the Life of Christ.
He himself tells the strange , Interesting
story , which ho calls "most mysterious. "
Tall and portly , ho Impresses you as a
much younger man than he really Is 62
for , notwithstanding tbo tell-tale "white
moustache and Iron-gray locks , his en
thusiasm and nalvcite reflect the spirit of
perpetual youth. Frenchman though he be ,
speaking rapidly and Impulsively , his sin
cerity stands out In relief as the chlel
characteristic of the man. Ho Is a man ,
an artist , but above all , a faithful wor
shiper of Jesus.
IiiNplrcit by a Vlnlon.
"It Is a mysterious thing , " ho said , in
answer to my questions. "I shall never
fully understand it. I was engaged upon a
ecrlcs of paintings , La Femme a Paris
( The Parisian Woman ) and to complete
the set I wished to study the setting for a
picture of the 'Choir Singer * I entered thb
choir loft whllo no services were In progress
and found the ideal background In its gram
architecture. I went afterward to attem
mass there , the better to catch the spirit of
the service , for , whllo hitherto I had been
a Catholic , It had been of a very passive
kind. I took part In the devotions and i
then I eeemed to see a great picture rise
before me. There were the ruins , not
ancient rulnn , but the ruins of a modern
castle , and among them wandered n poor
peasant and bis wife , bowed with despair.
As they seemed almost sinking to a earth
a Presence appeared to float toward them
bearing new strength and succor. It was the
Christ.
"I went out of the church In a dream.
Here , thought I , is a grand theme here la
a picture. But I tried to put aside the
thought. I must finish my aeries. I hava
no tlmo I am not the man to paint sacred
pictures. But I could not return to my
usual work. The vision beset mo day and
night. At last I was eclzcd with a fever
and when I recovered my vision was still
upon mo and I had to paint It. So I did ,
falling short of my ideal as men always
must , but still giving shape to that vision
of the Ono who died to succor even the
lowliest ot men and women. But after thin
Is wa * Impossible to return to eoclety
pictures.Tn
Tn 1'nlnt the Ural Clilrnt.
"I determined to paint Christ himself aa I
thought he'ought to be alnteJ. There
seemed to me to bo something lacking In
all of the pictures Intended for Christ. They
were powerful , they were affecting , but they
were types of the elxth , the tenth , the four
teenth , the sixteenth century , but not one
was the real Christ of the first century ; ho
who made the centuries. I decided that
there was but ono way to reach him. I
mu&t go to the Holy Land. No sooner did
I make the resolution than I departed , and
then came the supreme struggle. How can
I dare , I said to myself , I , the painter of
follies , how dare T approach tbat holiest fY ff
subjects , the Redeemer ! I cleansed my
heart , I laved my coul into purity I felt
a now strength and firm reaolvi * . But when
at last I eet foot on the sacred soil , when
I looked upon the scenes consecrated to
Christendom for alt tlrno by the Presence ,
I often found tours lu my eyre , my hnnd
shook , I had to pause to reco\cr my wit-
control.
" 1 began with 'tho Idea of making n few
similes , intruding 'In paint Christ and the
; welve apostles. After two or three months
I started to return , nttcr having taken many
holographs ami made many sketches of
: yrcs of the various characters , Jews ,
Samnrltant , 'Armenians , Men , women and
children. Looking over my sketches I felt
dissatisfied. They merely suggested what
I wished to express fully. So I returned
0 raako a hunired paintings. When tlicto
were completed nnd I thought that I was
rcaJy to return , I was again dissatisfied.
Why do the work half way ? I must fill
In the gaps. There was nothing to do but
[ > atnt a hundred more of those scenes , of
which c ch spot furnished the only possible
ii.nckground. These completed , dissatisfac
tion ngaln preyed upon me , ami It was only
after 1 had finished some 335 paintings and
more than n hundred pen nnd Ink drawings
that I felt even partially satisfied that the
subject had been covered as far us In mo
lay. And now It is Oone ; yet It never
can ba finished. It has been a labor of
HlncerQ ffllth-nas. such It must B ° forth. I
can but liopo that these patutlnga will do
110 good In the world ; that they will
make the unbelieving believe nnd strengthen
the belief of the faithful. " I
Tears stood in the cjos of IhU great man
as ho bowed bis head on the table at Uiu
close of the fervid recital of this strangt
Ufa-story. Ho did not pretend to explain
Ills impulses ; ho only knew that ho had
been jnoVed tolo the work and had done It.
Correct IHIY MlKO < incoitlonii.
'I have Eought verity , truth I have tie&
to make tbo wondrous llfo of the Ohilsi
actual to the thousands and hundreds ot
housarids who arc driving lo understand
what he- Old whllo on earth , " ho continued.
1 have done this , not in a Catholic , bill
as a Christian , for wo uro all Chrlutlai's. '
rlst came for no sect. 1 had to put nelde
all dogma and' try to coach and picture
he true Christ. Much of the gospels )
cither .incomprehensible or loses halt lit .
mrunlng if wo fall lo graup the ( surround- j
ngs. It Is surprising how general nro tut
misconceptions of tku average intelligent' '
Christian regarding Palestine. When my
'ather saw among my sketches , brought
jack from Jerusalem , the view of Golgothu ,
exclaimed : 'Why , I have got 'to chanst
all my preconceived Ideas nbnut these
things. Whatl Is not Cajyury a loft- ; ,
ugar-loaf mountain covered with rocks ana
bruehwpod ? ' , 'Well , no , ' I replied , 'Calvary ,
although it. did occupy the summit of I Sit
owp , waa not moro than from twenty tt
.wonty-two feet high nl the most. My tin
years spent In studying the character of the
ountry and its Inhabitants have not be\ss
wasted , if I can succeed In removing onlj
a fuw of the popular misconceptions cur
rent.1- "
.A Life of Jesus , Including the pnlntlng ?
aiid sketches made by M. Tlssol , hasbecu
Issued In .French , and an English translak
tton la about to appear in I'ngfaud nnd
America. In the preface the great artist
explains his motives In undertaking this
monumental labor. The text at the eldo of
tlip pictures Is taken from the gospels , while | ,
M. Tlssot has himself addoJ numerous archeological - I
logical notcn , giving his reasons for introducing
j
ducing many novel and Interesting features
Into bis pictures. Ills studies of the strlk- '
ing types fquml In Jerusalem andelsewhere ,
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some ruga. M. Tltsot himself rode a donkey.
When a halt was m.ido at noon for luncheon
the Ultra caravan drew up lu the shade of
the olive trees or fig trees , the dmgonwn
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the ground. At night to mo but was found ,
and thorn , retiring under a nilsnulto bar
eprca4 over the frame of a huge umbrella ,
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labor were necessary for the completion ot
the several ncrlcs of pictures covering alt
thnt U known of the activity ot Jesus , ud
the placta Identified with His llfo ami
ministry.
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with uplifted eyes It In the ancient Hebrew4
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ml ° slon , the bearing of Him who was to bathe
theillvlno leader of men the 'lamb of the
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the Messiah Into a world which needs him.
So it seemed to the artist , and his thought
speaks from the eloquent canvas. Had ten
years of travel and labor resulted In tbla
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